ALL meanings of retaliate
re·tal·i·ate
R r - verb without object retaliate to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury. 1
- verb with object retaliate to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like. 1
- verb retaliate If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return. 0
- verb retaliate to take retributory action, esp by returning some injury or wrong in kind 0
- verb retaliate to cast (an accusation) back upon a person 0
- verb retaliate to avenge (an injury, wrong, etc) 0
- intransitive verb retaliate to return like for like; esp., to return evil for evil; pay back injury for injury 0
- verb transitive retaliate to return an injury, wrong, etc. for (an injury, wrong, etc. given); requite in kind 0